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Black Arrow

Royal Aircraft Establishment

Manufacturer
Royal Aircraft Establishment
Maiden flight
1969-06-27
Length
13 m
Diameter
2 m
Payload to LEO
135 kg
Launches
2
Successful
1

Black Arrow was a British satellite carrier rocket. Developed during the 1960s, it was used for four launches between 1969 and 1971. Its final flight was the first and only successful orbital launch to be conducted by the United Kingdom, and placed the Prospero satellite into low Earth orbit.